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This Black Vault copy of Air Force records centers on the Project Twinkle Final Report, which Louis Elterman of the Geophysics Research Division wrote on 27 November 1951. Project Twinkle investigated green fireballs and other light phenomena in New Mexico using Askania cameras run by Land-Air at Vaughn and Holloman AFB. Elterman found the results essentially negative, with most sightings put down to aircraft, balloons, birds, clouds and meteors. He recommended no further spending. The file also includes the 1949 and 1950 correspondence that set up the project and 1952 memos about declassifying it.
• • • • • - . . UNCLA IFlED• \-lright-Patterson Air Force Bace Dayton, Ohio MCGO 9 December 1949 SUBJECT: Light Phenomena TO: Director of Reseach and Development Headquarters, USAF Washington 25, D. C. 1 . Reference is made to: a . Headquarters USAF (~~s - 4) letter, dated 14 September 1949, Subject: 11 l,ight Phenomena . " (See Inclosure No . 1.) b. Cambridge Research Laboratories letter, dated 7 November 1949, subject: "Report of Conference on ''Green Fireballs" (Project Grudge) . " (See Inclosure No . 2.) 2 . A ~eport of the conference held at J.,os Al,~os on the subject of phenomena observed in the Ne'r Mexico area is forwarded as inclosure No . ?. . Inasmuch as the phenomena appenrs to be atmospheric in nature, it is recon~ended that the investigation continue unde the Air Force Geophysical Research program . In order to establish such a project it is requected that Research and Development Board approval be acconq)lished and that nececsary funds be provided. FOR THE C01•1MAIIDING GENERAL: Incl: c 1 - See par la abv 2 - See par lb abv 0p y eps /s/ M. B. Lammerc t-1 . B. LA!~RS Technical Assistant Deputy to the Connnand General for Operations NGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS: ilCLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. DOD DIR 5200.10 .UNCLASSIFIED •
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